TAYSIDE FEBRUARY 2020 Thinking of moving? Now’s the time To find more properties for sale, visit our new website property.lindsays.co.uk FEBRUARY 2020 Looking to sell in 2020? There are always plenty of unknowns in the There are other reasons to sell with us too: housing market, but there’s one rule that • We know the market. Demand can vary from week applies whatever the state of the market and to week and place to place, and our up-to-date wherever you live: choosing a good agent local knowledge is invaluable for setting prices and marketing your property. improves your odds of a good sale. • We believe that no sale is the same. There’s no one- strategy-fits-all in selling property, and we’ll always Whatever type of property you’re selling, our experienced take the time to listen, learn, discuss and explain team can help you with every aspect of the sale and • We’ll get you started with a free, no-obligation the moving process, from advising you on your pricing appraisal of your property, using our market know- strategy to negotiating the sale to conveyancing. Our how to help you decide if and when to sell. experience and local market know-how will improve your odds of achieving a good price and selling conditions To find out more about how RBS Lindsays can that suit you. help you achieve your home move in 2020, contact our City Centre office to arrange a chat and a free, no-obligation appraisal. Smallburn Steading, Greystone, Carmyllie A unique detached steading conversion with outbuildings located in a peaceful country setting just a few miles from Dundee, Forfar and Arbroath. The accommodation which is all on one level is both generous and adaptable to suit family needs. Offers Over £430,000 5 bed 2 reception 3 bath EPC rating D Newport Wormit A brand-new look… 107 Strathern Road, Broughty Ferry To find more properties for An impressive semi-detached period villa which seamlessly blends modern family we move people living with many original period features, located within a highly desirable area of sale, visit our new website Broughty Ferry. Offers Over £430,000 property.lindsays.co.uk 5 bed 1 reception 2 bath EPC rating D [email protected] 2 Ashludie Hospital Drive, Monifieth Milton Bank, 47 Albany Road, Broughty Ferry Located in the exclusive Ashludie Grange Development of Monifieth, this luxuriousstunning A stunning garden apartment with period features forming part of a detached Victorian familyexecutive home detached boasts villaspacious benefits accommodation from off-street over twoparking levels and and double benefits garage from . mansion house in the highly sought after Broughty Ferry. Externally there is an extensive off-street parking and double garage. Offers Over £380,000 private south facing front garden laid to lawn with mature trees, shrubs and a patio. Offers Over £320,000 5 bed 1 reception 3 bath EPC bandrating C C 4 bed 1 reception 2 bath EPC rating D UNDER OFFER 14 Menteith Street 1 Maryfield Lane Longcroft, 29 Main Street 28 Hill Park Terrace Broughty Ferry Broughty Ferry Longforgan Wormit PartAn attractive, of a modern extended, development, detached this family stunning home duplex with PartA unique of a modernfour bedroom, development, end-terraced this stunning villa boasting duplex views of An attractive, detached cottage which formerly consisted of An impressive stone-built house situated on an elevated penthouseexpansive gardensapartment is set boasts on a fabulouscorner site panoramic in a sought-after views of penthousethe River Tay apartment in a quiet boasts and desirable fabulous position panoramic in central views of two cottages and converted into a unique home which is full position with exceptional views over the River Tay, located in theBroughty River TayFerry from location. a private balcony. theBroughty River TayFerry. from a private balcony. of character including original beams throughout. the popular town of Wormit. EPC Rating C Offers Over £340,000 EPC Rating C Offers Over £325,000 EPC Rating F Offers Over £315,000 EPC Rating D Offers Over £315,000 4 bed 3 reception 1 bath 4 bed 2 reception 2 bath 5 bed 4 reception 3 bath 4 bed 2 reception 1 bath 01382 802050 [email protected] INSIGHT A solution to the subject to sale phenomenon Dundee’s housing market, by its very nature, never stands their property and securing a sale conditional on them making a still. As solicitor estate agents, one of our key jobs is to keep successful purchase. that market moving; we sell our clients’ existing homes and In other words, the same people who help them find their next one. In that endeavour, to put it are placing ‘subject to sale’ conditions simply, we want to secure people the best possible sale and on purchases could turn this dynamic on its head and sell their properties purchase prices for their present and future homes and give ‘subject to purchase’. They will inevitably them a personal service along the way. be more relaxed about selling if they know that they have the safety net of being able to withdraw from the sale Doing this takes experience, and the In simple terms, the expansion of if they are unable to find a suitable knowledge that derives from that ‘subject to sale’ is happening because property to buy. experience. But buying and selling there is uncertainty in the market over 214 Ashludie Hyndford Hospital Street, DundeeDrive, Monifieth homes is not our only job. We also have the supply of houses. In this sellers’ If others behave in the same way, the to use that experience and knowledge market, sellers know they’ll sell, but vicious circle becomes a virtuous circle. to monitor the market, look for trends, some are unsure whether they’ll be able LocatedA substantial in the extended exclusive detached Ashludie Grangehome located Development in the heart of Monifieth, of the desirable this stunning West End This solution will not be for everyone, executiveof Dundee. detached This family villa home benefits has been from tastefullyoff-street decorated parking throughoutand double andgarage is .in and make sure that we can predict the to buy what they want, so they simply sit and we will still see plenty ‘subject move-in condition. impact of those trends for the benefit of out until the supply increases. This is, of to sale’ purchases, and both sales OffersOffers Over Over £380,000 £315,000 our clients. course, a vicious circle, because fewer and purchases unlinked to another listings reduces the options for buyers transaction. 5 bed 21 reception 32 bath EPC bandrating C D Trends are nothing new in the market. by pushing supply down further. Anyone north of around 40 years old, But for this particular section of the who has been moving up the housing It is most common amongst families market, stuck by a lack of supply, ladder throughout the current century, and downsizers, who generally want to ‘subject to purchase’ could be the key to will have experienced a world of ‘offers move but do not have to move and for unlock the door. over’ with no home report valuations; whom a sale only works if there is also then managed the downturn, or a purchase. Lack of supply of homes standstill, depending on their postcode; for sale is gumming up the market, Angela Morrison Partner, Residential Property then adapted to home reports and particularly for second and third time more prevalence of ‘fixed price’ or buyers, and it is likely that the market [email protected] 01382 868101 ‘offers around’; and more recently will react to this one way or another. moved back to ‘offers over’ as the market regained some buoyancy. But how? At RSB Lindsays we see the possibility of But now, as we head into the third a new reality entering our lexicon - decade of this century, something new a sale ‘subject to purchase’. This would is happening. In the last couple of years, be a case of a seller - most obviously we have seen an increasing number a downsizer or a family of purchases being ‘subject to sale’, - listing whereby a buyer places a condition on the purchase that they must sell their own property before the transaction can conclude. ‘Subject to sale’ purchases now 17 Grange Gait 7 Middle Road comprise a significant minority of our transactions at RSB Lindsays. In Monifieth Liff response we adopt tailored strategies in order to secure the best deal - This family home offers spacious and adaptable An impressive luxury mid-terraced villa set within the whether for a buyer or a seller - by accommodation over two levels and the garage has been prestigious West Green Park Development close to the West taking into account the likelihood converted to provide a self contained space. End of Dundee and the village of Liff. of a problematic sale based on the property’s location, the selling EPC Rating C EPC Rating C Offers Over £300,000 Offers Over £270,000 agent, the asking price and so on. 5 bed 3 reception 3 bath 3 bed 1 reception 3 bath 01382 802050 8 Gibbs Lane 55 Hawthorn Grove Dundee Broughty Ferry 5 Macnabb Place, Dundee A deceptively spacious and charming detached two-storey An immaculate, detached villa situated in a popular cottage located in a quiet street in the popular Ancrum road residential cul-de-sac location close to Ballumbie Golf Offering spacious and adaptable accommodation over two levels, this is a rare area of Dundee. Course and is within easy access of local amenities. opportunity to purchase a unique detached property in a quiet cul-de-sac.